HP B-series Fabric OS 6.3.2e Release Notes (5697-1816, March 2012) - includes all 6.3.2x versions

Web Tools compatibility
• Fabric OS 6.3 is supported with JRE 1.6.0 Update 13.
• If the JRE 1.6.0 version is not Update 13, the DCFM server/client and B-series Element Manager
(Web Tools) crashes on launch.
• Web Tools tunnel and TCP graphs support tool tips only for the first enabled TCP connection
graph.
Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes
Some Fabric OS features are not fully supported when operating in the native connectivity modes
for deployment with M-EOS-based products. All HP models supported by Fabric OS 6.3.2e support
both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the 4/32 SAN Switch, 2408 FCoE Converged
Network Switch, and DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director with one or more DC
SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blades.
NOTE: HP may not support all of these switches in this mode. For information about support in
interopmodes 2 and 3, see HP Merging Fabrics Based on M-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel
Switches Application Notes, available at http://www.hp.com.
Table 5 (page 19) specifies Fabric OS feature support when operating in either interopmode 2
(McDATA Fabric Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.3.2e.
Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3
Fabric OS 6.3.2eFabric OS features (supported in interopmode 0)
IM 3IM 2IM = interopmode
YesYesL2 Fabric OS Hot Code Load
YesYesFabric OS Hot Code Load with FCR
Yes
11
YesZone Activation Support
NoYesTraffic Isolation Zones
1
Yes
11
YesFrame Redirection (devices attached to Fabric OS)
1
Yes
11
YesFrame Redirection (devices attached to M-EOS)
1
Yes
11
YesFrame Redirection over FCR
10
YesYesFCR Fabric Binding (route to M-EOS fabric with Fabric Binding)
9
No*YesL2 Fabric Binding
NoNoDCC policies
No*Yes
4
SCC policies
YesYesE/EX_Port Authentication
Yes
2
Yes
2
ISL Trunking (frame level)
Yes
3
Yes
3
Dynamic Path Selection (DPS, exchange-based routing)
YesYesDynamic Load Sharing (DLS, port-based routing)
Yes
2
Yes
2
Virtual Channels (VC RDY)
No*YesFICON Management Server (Cascading)
No*YesFICON MIHPTO
YesYesFull Scalability (to maximum M-EOS fabric limits)
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